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com·fit
(kŭm′fĭt, kŏm′-)n.
A confection that consists of a piece of fruit, a seed, or a nut coated with sugar.
[Middle English confit, from Old French, from Latin cōnfectum, thing prepared, neuter past participle of cōnficere, to prepare : com-, com- + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
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comfit
(ˈkʌmfɪt; ˈkɒm-)n
(Cookery) a sugar-coated sweet containing a nut or seed
[C15: from Old French, from Latin confectum something prepared, from conficere to produce; see confect]
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com•fit
(ˈkʌm fɪt, ˈkɒm-)n.
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
[1300–50; Middle English confit < Middle French < Latin confectum something prepared]
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| Noun | 1. | comfit - candy containing a fruit or nut confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar |
| Verb | 1. | comfit - make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected" assemble, put together, tack together, set up, piece, tack - create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" |
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comfit
n (old) → Konfekt nt, → Zuckerwerk (old) nt
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